Rosetta

Why we chose it

Rosetta will take any job she can get, and the Dardenne brothers keep the camera so close to her that her panic becomes yours. It won them the first of their two Palmes d’Or, and Belgium went on to name a youth employment law after her.

Synopsis

Rosetta lives in a caravan on the edge of a Belgian town with her alcoholic mother, and all she wants is work, any work, on any terms. The film is only minutes old when she loses the job she has. When Riquet from the waffle stand offers her his friendship, what she’d really like is his job.

Information

Cast
Production year
1999
Decade
1990s
Duration
1h 35m
Festivals & Awards
Language
French
Country
France, Belgium
Subtitles
Greek, Polish
Age rating
16+

Cannes Film Festival

Golden Palm

1999

Cannes Film Festival

Best Actress Awards (Emilie Dequenne)

1999

What others say

4.1
133 reviews

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